Metta World Peace has a list of places he wants to play if amnestied by the Los Angles Lakers. / Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports

by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports

If Metta World Peace, a Queensbridge, N.Y. native, is waived by the Los Angeles Lakers soon by way of their amnesty clause, he's hoping to return home to continue his career.

According to a person with knowledge of World Peace's situation, the list of teams that he would most like to play for starts with the New York Knicks and is followed in order by the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers. World Peace was drafted 16th overall by the Bulls in 1999 out of St. John's University, then played his first three seasons in Chicago before logging his next five for the Pacers. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the potential process.

There's an obvious message being sent here by the 33-year-old who has logged 14 seasons: he has no interest in being picked up by a rebuilding team on waivers. Should the Lakers amnesty World Peace as the Orange County Register has reported they likely will, he would have to clear waivers first in order to control his own destination.

Lakers' star Kobe Bryant seemed to indicate that World Peace would be amnestied in a tweet sent out on Monday night: